World War IIDS Pelagos
The floating whaling factory DS Pelagos was captured on 13 January 1941 by the German commerce raider HSK Pinguin in the Southern Ocean. The crew and vessel were sent to Bordeaux, France, under German command. The ship was used as a supply vessel for German U-boats in France and later in Norway. On 24 October 1944, the vessel was abandoned and scuttled by the Germans off Kirkenes. It was salvaged after the war and continued as a whaling factory until it was scrapped in 1962.
About DS Pelagos
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Nationality
Norway
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Built
1901
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Wrecked
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Carrier
Svend Foyn Bruun, Tønsberg
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Tonnage
13925 dvt
